Graham,
I am not that bad at Apache, MySQL, PHP. Ive developed websites for many years. Just completely clueless with mail servers and some DNS stuff.
I will check that out though, I atleast need to get working email for now.
Thanks!
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| Author: | djtriptoy [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My First Mail Server, I need help |
Good day, I hate when it comes down to this, but I've tried several times but have failed. I have dealt with Linux a lot over the years but still consider myself a n00b overall. I am trying to setup my first mail server from scratch using Debian 4.0, in past VPS's this was automated through a control panel interface such as HSCOMPELTE. Forget my failed tries, I don't even want to cover what I've accomplished so far, so all installs have been removed and I have reinstalled Debian 4.0 fresh. If someone could please walk me through setting up my server to send/receive email the proper way I would appreciate it. First and foremost, I just want to be able to send/received so setting up a webmail client isn't important yet. So if we can get everything setup correctly to connect to my server using outlook or thunderbird I would consider this a success. Only Me and close friends will be using it so no need for anything fancy. I don't care if I use sendmail or postfix or any other app, I just need reasons why, for my reference. Just as a note, I will be setting up MySQL, PHP and Apache later on. So in summary, who can help me set up my mail server from a scratch Linode Debian 4.0 install? |
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| Author: | silly questions [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My First Mail Server, I need help |
djtriptoy wrote: I am trying to setup my first mail server from scratch using Debian 4.0, in past VPS's this was automated through a control panel interface such as HSCOMPELTE..........
Hi, Not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but I have used both of these tutorials at some point. http://workaround.org/articles/ispmail-etch/ http://www.qmailrocks.org/ Both of these set-ups leave you with a sophisticated mail server dealing wih multiple domains etc. and are a lot easier to follow than they first appear. |
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| Author: | zeroday [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:52 pm ] |
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Check these resources: http://www.howtoforge.com/ http://technichristian.net/intro/index. ... tch-server |
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| Author: | kangaby [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:57 pm ] |
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This is how I did mine. It may not be best practice, but it works. http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/User:Kangaby |
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| Author: | djtriptoy [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:16 pm ] |
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Quote: http://technichristian.net/intro/index.php?q=debian-etch-server I have tried those steps, skipping non mail related steps like httpdlight. I can not get this to work, all I want to be able to do is send/receive via pop/smtp and possibly add webmail later. This tutorial was having me setup SSL and everything, completely wrong direction. mail.domain.net would be my incoming and outgoing mail server address, correct? Quote: This is how I did mine. It may not be best practice, but it works.
http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/User:Kangaby I don't see any mail related items, what am I missing? |
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| Author: | graham [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Try Google Apps For Your Domain |
I used to run exim, but have switched to using Google Apps For Your Domain. http://www.google.com/a/. It's great if all you want is to get e-mail on your domain working, but of course you don't learn much about Linux of e-mail servers in the process. Depends on your goals. There will be plenty to learn when you setup Apache / MySQL / etc later on :-) |
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| Author: | djtriptoy [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:55 pm ] |
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Graham, I am not that bad at Apache, MySQL, PHP. Ive developed websites for many years. Just completely clueless with mail servers and some DNS stuff.
I will check that out though, I atleast need to get working email for now. Thanks! |
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| Author: | kernelkrash [ Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:22 pm ] |
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Perhaps this will be of help... (from thread:http://www.linode.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2699) This looks like what you might have been searching for: http://adminspotting.net/building-a-messaging-server note "Part Two - Setting Up Postfix" |
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| Author: | djtriptoy [ Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:33 pm ] |
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I have set up Google apps and pointed my CNAME on Linode to the one specified by Google, only when I go to mail.triptoy.net it shows my main website in var/www instead of Google mail. |
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| Author: | Internat [ Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:47 pm ] |
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A check on ur dns shows that mail.triptoy.net does indeed point to triptoy.net Are you sure that youve updated the cname properly? And you are aware that dns takes a while to propergate though to the rest of the world from when you update it in the linode dns manager? Cheers |
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| Author: | djtriptoy [ Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:49 am ] |
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Here is a screenshot of my DNS manager. mail ghs.google.com Default Edit Remove although my A/AAA indicates... mail 67.18.186.137 3600 (1 hour) Edit Remove could this be the problem? |
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| Author: | Internat [ Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:01 am ] |
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yep, that would certinaly do it. I imagine a names override cnames.. |
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| Author: | sweh [ Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:46 am ] |
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You can't have an A record and CNAME record for the same entry; that just doesn't make sense. What will happen then is implementation specific. Nasal daemons are an option. |
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| Author: | kangaby [ Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:51 pm ] |
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You could try my tutorial again. It has lots of new stuff. Also use this. This was the basis for my mail system. Nice and simple. http://adminspotting.net/building-a-messaging-server |
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